Two years ago, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. developed a tiny magnetic sensor that could detect the human heartbeat without touching the subject's skin. Now, the same team has improved the sensitivity of the device tenfold, making it capable of measuring human brain activity and becoming almost as sensitive - but much cheaper and easier to operate - than the best magnetometers available today... Continue Reading Tiny new sensor could simplify brain wave research
Section: Research Watch
Tags: Brain, Medical, Medical Imaging, NIST
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